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Health and Physical EducationGrade 14 rounds
Health and Physical Education
The five food groups
An AR classroom game for Grade 2. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.
This set has 4 rounds in an interactive matching activity.
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A look before you play
Sample questions
A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.
Match each food group to an example.
- group 1, protein
- group 2, carbohydrate
- group 3, vitamins and minerals
- group 5, fat
Read the explanation
The five groups give different nutrients, so you need them all.
Match each nutrient to what it does.
- protein
- carbohydrate
- vitamins
- Calcium
Read the explanation
Each nutrient has its own work in the body.
Match each food to what too much of it can cause.
- sweet
- fried food
- very salty food
- Fizzy drinks
Read the explanation
Too much of anything does harm.
Before you play
Game teaching guide
What children will practise
Learn the five food groups with examples, what each nutrient does, the harm of overdoing certain foods, and the role of each meal in the day.
What's in the worksheet
4 matching rounds, 4 pairs each - Food group to examples, e.g. group 2 carbohydrates with rice, flour, taro - Nutrient to benefit, e.g. protein builds and repairs the body, calcium strengthens bones and teeth - Food to problem when overdone, e.g. very salty food with overworked kidneys, fizzy drinks with hidden sugar - Meal to role, e.g. snacks with choosing fruit over sweets
How to use it in class
Use in the five food groups unit; about 6 minutes. - Read the cards aloud, and keep a food-pyramid or five-groups picture beside the game - In round 1, explain that dried beans are group 1 protein, not group 5 fat. Do not score that pair from the game - Tie round 4 to today's school lunch and which groups it contains - Play it linked to the class to record results in the mark book.
Common sticking points
- Round 1: the game puts beans in group 5 (fats), but dried beans are group 1 protein in Thailand's five food groups. Accept group 1 and explain that the game prompt does not match the textbook classification - Round 2: vitamins and calcium may swap for children who do not know calcium is a mineral, not a vitamin - Round 3: fried food (high fat) and sweets (weight gain) overlap, so fried food may be paired with weight gain - Round 4: children may not see why dinner should be moderate
Matching
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